[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 1172 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 82
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1172

                          [Report No. 111-164]

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet 
 website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations 
       that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2009

Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Buyer) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             June 18, 2009

                  Additional sponsor: Mr. Poe of Texas

                             June 18, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet 
 website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations 
       that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIP 
              INITIATIVE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include on the 
Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of 
organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors 
and, for each such organization, a link to the Internet website of the 
organization.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE.

    (a) Availability of Scholarship Information.--By not later than 
June 1, 2010, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include on the 
Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs--
            (1) a list of organizations that provide scholarships to 
        veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, a 
        link to the Internet website of the organization;
            (2) a statement that the information described in paragraph 
        (1) is not an all-inclusive list of scholarships available to 
        veterans and their survivors; and
            (3) a statement that the Secretary has not verified the 
        information available on the Internet websites of the 
        organizations referred to paragraph (1) and that the Secretary 
        does not endorse any offer made by any sponsor of any such the 
        website.
    (b) Maintenance of Scholarship Information.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall make reasonable efforts to notify schools and 
other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be included on the 
Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
subsection (a).
                                                  Union Calendar No. 82

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1172

                          [Report No. 111-164]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet 
 website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations 
       that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 18, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed